The 2010 film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which features Pierce Brosnan as the centaur Chiron, has re-entered the spotlight after being added to Netflix in the United States, where it climbed into the streaming service's top 10 this week. The renewed attention comes at a time when Brosnan is prominent in entertainment news, both because of Amazon's ongoing hunt for the next James Bond — a role he famously held before Daniel Craig — and his recent work on the Guy Ritchie crime series MobLand.

Adapted from Rick Riordan's young-adult fantasy novel, the film drew divisive reviews on release but performed respectably at the box office, grossing $220 million against a $95 million budget, enough to avoid being labelled a flop. Both the 2010 movie and the newer Percy Jackson series have been available on Disney Plus for some time, but the film's recent arrival on Netflix has driven its fresh surge in viewership. Separately, Brosnan's MobLand co-star Tom Hardy was the subject of firing rumours last month, though tensions were reportedly resolved, with a second season expected before the end of the year.